Chapter Two – Recovering from Battle
Lupious and Tyre quickly hid the bodies somewhere out of sight so that any future scouts wouldn't notice. The blood was cleaned up and the weapons were hidden as well. Lupious would not be discovered because of a novice mistake like blood on the path.
The day was getting dark, and they both were a little tired, Tyre especially needed to rest so that Lupious could restore her. Her back wound was still bleeding and she would slowly weaken from it. They searched and found a little flat spot hidden in the rocks far enough off the path that they wouldn't be discovered. Lupious made a small fire and began cooking some boar meat he had stored in his pack. It was not a lot, but they had not had a lot of time for food hunting lately.
This recent hunt had become tiresome, and he couldn't fail on this one. His prey had eluded him several times, only once had they gotten into a heated battle but he knocked out Tyre and snared Lupious. This Tauren was starting to piss Lupious off, he was not as powerful as Lupious, and yet he could defeat or get away every chance Lupious had to kill him.
As the boar meat cooked he walked over to Tyre who was resting. She wasn't too injured, but Tyre would not have his loyal companion in any pain. She gave everything for him, and would give her own life to protect Lupious. It was the bond of a hunter and pet, the pet would do anything for her master and the master would respect their pet. Lupious kneeled down and put his hands above the wound on Tyre's back. A green glow came from Lupious' hands. Lupious was regenerating Tyre's body by focusing his energy and connection with Nature on her wound. After several minutes of focusing Lupious' hands stopped glowing and he sat back. The wound was not gone, but it was not bleeding and Tyre seemed to be more relaxed.
"Sorry my friend, I know you want to stay here, but I feel you need to rest." Lupious said as he scratched Tyre's head. Lupious then stood up and closed his eyes. His hands again began to glow but this time a dark purple. Slowly Tyre began to fade from this world. A hunter could dismiss his pet at anytime and she would be safe from harm, but could not help her master. Dismissing your pet also damaged the connection between hunter and pet, but that could be restored by spending time with and caring for the pet when she was called upon again.
Now that Tyre was taken care of Lupious had to figure out how to find Touck. The Tauren shaman was quickly becoming one of Lupious' most challenging, and therefore fun, hunts. He was assigned to this hunt by Jocaste, his Night Elf trainer in Darnassus. Darnassus was the home of the Night Elves. Atop the great tree Teldrassil, it was the birth place and home of all Night Elves. Why he was hunting Touck Jocaste wouldn't tell him. All Lupious knew is that he was an enemy of the Alliance, and that was good enough for him.
The Alliance was one of two Factions in the world of Azeroth. The Horde was their sworn enemy and vice versa for the Horde. Humans, Dwarves, Night Elves, and Gnomes make up the Alliance and Orcs, Tauren, Undead and Troll make up the Horde. The history of the Alliance and Horde was complex and interwoven. All that mattered at the moment is that now they were fighting each other.
For the past month, Lupious has been hunting Touck. With only a few battles with Touck himself, it was a rather boring month consisting mainly of tracking. His hunt began in the Mulgore region then north to the Barrens. After a short fight with Touck in the Wailing Caverns, the hunt kept going north to Ashenvale. After taking a break in Auberdine, Lupious went south to the Stonetalon Mountains. Lupious had been tracking him for about a week and a half until the most recent encounter. News was that Touck was raiding Stonetalon Peak on a somewhat daily basis. Lupious would head there tomorrow.
There was no use wasting energy festering over his prey. Lupious needed rest just like Tyre.